Michael McCartney is a highly decorated, 22-year veteran member of the law enforcement community having served as an Assistant Chief Investigator for the New York State Attorney General’s Office (NYSAG) as well as five years with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. Michael has also served as the head of the Analytical and Forensic Technologies Unit in the Mid West for a national Big 4 Consulting firm based in Chicago.

He is an internationally known expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensics and is a Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) through the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists. He has lectured extensively throughout the United States to various law enforcement agencies as well as the American Bar Association, District Attorneys Associations and the National Association of Attorneys General. Michael also served as an Adjunct Professor at Hilbert College teaching Network Security and Computer Forensics. Michael holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Canisius College and is a graduate from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Management Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Session Description: Real life case studies will be used to highlight what the computer forensic expert looks for on computers, smart phones and tablets. Identification of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) and how computer forensics is used to identify fraud as well as proactive compliance programs and regulatory inquires. You will learn what you can expect to gather from computers and smart phones whose contents become evidence in your cases.

At the end of this presentation, attendees should be better able to:

(1) Understand the practical use of Computer Forensics in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
(2) Understand what ESI is available from computers and smartphones
(3) Implement Proactive Computer Forensics techniques into Human Resource, Regulatory, Compliance, FCPA and other regulatory, compliance and Audit Programs

Those registered for the meeting must bring cash or a check with them to the meeting to cover the cost of the registrations made. Cancellations received less than 48 hours before the meeting will be required to pay full registration cost.